Emblem of Heroism (itemlvl 200) drops from Heroics and 10-person tier 1 instances, Emblem of Valor (itemlvl 213) drops from 25-person tier 1 instances.  More items coming as we update the news!

Cloaks (Emblem of Valor)

Hammerhead Sharkskin Cloak (Physical DPS)
Platinum Mesh Cloak (Tank)
Disguise of the Kumiho (Spell)
Cloak of Kea Feathers (Spell)

Amulets

Emblem of Heroism Amulets

Rings

Emblem of Valor [...]

Badge of Justices / Arena & Honor Points in WotLK will be handled differently than they currently are.
~The current Badges of Justice should still be obtainable via level 70 heroic dungeons after Wrath of the Lich King launches but only used for level 70 gear. We currently plan to continue with a badge type of [...]

This is the new tab players will be able to see in WotLK on their character screen. As you can see the tokens you get from Battlegrounds as well as Heoirc Badges and any specific Holiday items and such will be held here as currency. It’s very streamlined (and currently bugged like everything else in [...]

I really can’t get a solid stance on this. Frankly I think it was an awesome instance and I love the fact that there is little to no trash, whereas Karazhan and the 25-man dungeons (barring Magtheridon and Gruul) have hours upon hours of trash. I know it’s a pacing mechanic but it’s fucking annoying. [...]

If you can get through the crapped out websites long enough (or just have the podcast subscription like me) then you’re in for a treat! Blizzcast 3 is out. All the infamous questions and answers are therein.
The transcript for Kaplan’s interview can be found after the break but here’s the start! Listen to the [...]

For a while there any and all questions regarding the expansion (Wrath of the Lich King) were answered by Blue CMs with “The answer will be in the next Blizzcast.” So right now I’m pretty much chopping at the bit to get a listen on the next episode. Blizzcast #3 has had some major delays [...]

It’s been a while since I did an Ask Spoon, then again it’s been a while since I got a serious question. Usually it’s just some prick asking something pervy or randomly typing as many curse words and talking like a lube chugging thug until he runs out of room on the contact form. Either [...]

Proudmoore (US) is just tearing up the progression with the Sunwell Offensive. According to Gorgonnash.info they were the first server to break into Phase 3 and unlock the heroic badge loot vendor. They just completed Phase 4 of the Shattered Sun Offensive, and it triggered the availability of epic gems on Shaani the [...]

Ok so once your realm reaches Phase 4, Shaani the “Jewelcrafting Supplies” vendor will spawn in the inn (the Harbor building), however she won’t sell epic gems until the Alchemy Lab is completed. It’s kind of like an addon to the building like the Anvil for your Heroic Badge loot and such. On the PTRs [...]

Highly doubtful. Flat out. People usually want to be a part of something bigger, they want to be unified beneath a single banner fighting for the same cause; that’s human nature.
Now there are exceptions and many players that prefer to play solo or with just a group of friends, but essentially the biggest part of [...]

Keeping in line with all these crazy new changes to how useful Heroic Badges are, it seems Blizzard is stepping up and making all the sexy end game gems now purchasable with the coveted Badges.

I posted information about the new heroic badge gear that will be available in Patch 2.4 that can be found here. It seems that Blizzard has taken a lot of the weapons and given them a new look that really makes them pop.
Here’s the screens (after the break) resized courtesy of champs.

We already know that Magtheridon is one of the more completely frustrating fights in the game right now. Blizzard nerfed the encounter once and is doing so again in the coming Patch 2.4 which is a good thing really. Blizzard has learned their lesson with so few people in the community experiencing end game raiding [...]

It’s already been confirmed that Nether Vortex’s and Primal Nethers are going to be bind on equip in patch 2.4 as I reported in this post a while back.
Basically what this means is that guilds that run SSC/TK regularly will be able to put Vortex’s into the guild bank and such, and any groups that [...]

That’s right folks, hell just froze over. Just added in the PTRs and uncoverd by world of raids, these screenshots show it all. Blizzard has been under a lot of pressure by all gamers about balancing PVP and PVE and making both system’s accessable.
A lot of the purist raiders and PVP warlords are pretty much [...]

Finally some great justice! Karazahn was the big badge factory with the patch 2.3 additions, now for guilds like mine that are trying to break way from 10 man content and focus primarily on 25 mans the allure of badges (and the upgraded rewards) is hard to break. But according to this screenshot of the [...]

That’s right ladies! Make sure you’ve got clean undies on, there’s a new build on the PTRs and you can now buy Nether Vortex’s for 15 heroic badges and 7 gold. They also are not BOP anymore. This has RIDICULOUS implications. Blacksmiths who do nothing but PVP and arena and could not or chose not [...]